Student and faculty guests from the College of Charleston are visiting our university this week. We have a very long, close and important reltionship with this college, so…
Photo and text from SoraNews24 via Japan Today, 5/24/26. Izakaya are a unique part of Japanese food culture. Their closest analogy would be pubs, since izakaya serve a…
I am very happy to pass on this announcement about a lecture by my friend and colleague, Greg Poole, from Doshisha University: | Date & Time | u:japan…
Text and photo from The New York Times online, 5/13/26. The food giant Calbee said shortages of naphtha, a crude-oil derivative used in inks, were forcing it to…
I participated as a mentor in this great colloquium. Lots of great people, great research, great presentations, great discussions… Here was the original call: https://visualanthropologyofjapan.bl…
A post about sumo rankings and a fashion advertisement come together in a funny way on my fb, 4/29/26
Caption: A sprawling retrospective on Moriyama, a giant of Japanese street photography, is on view at the Kyoto City Kyocera Museum of Art, as part of annual international…
Post on FB, 4/16/26
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Visual Anthropology in Japan: 「The Tachinomi Project」 日本に映像人類学: 立ち呑みプロジェクト A chance to share my research with colleagues at work… Abstract: 「The Tachinomi Project」is a visual ethnography base…
Annoucement forwarded from H-Japan in the H-Net Commons: The final talk in the CIEE Kyoto Seminar Series this Spring, on Friday, April 3, 2026 by Benjamin Dorman (Senior…
It was announced on the 17th that a new series of the drama ” Midnight Diner,” starring actor Kaoru Kobayashi, is in production. This will be the first…
Photo source: https://www.akionagasawa.com/en/artist/mari-katayama/GINZA/ Mari Katayama received the inaugural Mori Art Award grand prize at a ceremony at the Roppongi Hills Club in Tokyo on Feb. 26….
Caption: A manners poster on the wall of a Tokyo subway station reminds passengers to cover their mouth when they sneeze or cough. Source: https://japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/cover-y…
Japanese police arrested a man in his 90s Thursday for allegedly defacing a sign at a prosecutor’s office in the city of Osaka, a local officer said. A…
Jesse Jackson surrounded by marchers carrying signs advocating support for the Hawkins-Humphrey Bill for full employment, near the White House, Washington, D.C. Photo Source: https://commons.wikim…
We received a box of daikon (大根) from my wife’s brother in rural Aichi Prefecture… I documented the worn handicapped parking spot at our locl convenience store… I…
Ubusuna Shrine, Shirogaki-cho, Kadoma-shi, Osaka-fu, Japan One of two small hand-made signs at our neighborhood shrine. The Tondo Festival (とんど祭り) is conducted annually on January 15 to coincide…
You have seen this: 「Deconstruction: Demolishing a Showa Era House in the Neighborhood (this post is still under construction…)」 https://visualanthropologyofjapan.blogspot.com/2025/09/deconstruc…
Kayashima Shrine is close to my house and famous because there is a train station right above it. The kami-deity associated with the shrine resides in a large…